Literacy in Afghanistan

Demographics Age (% in 2021)
Adult 37.27 WB + 1 other
Youth 0.58 WB
Gender (% in 2021)
Male 52.06 WB
Female 22.6 WB
Asia (%)
Uzbekistan 100 in 2022 WB + 1 other
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 100 in 2018 WB
Kazakhstan 99.8 in 2020 WB + 1 other
Tajikistan 99.8 in 2014 UNDP + 1 other
Armenia 99.79 in 2020 WB + 1 other
Azerbaijan 99.78 in 2023 WB + 1 other
Turkmenistan 99.7 in 2014 UNDP + 1 other
Kyrgyzstan 99.6 in 2019 WB + 1 other
Georgia 99.57 in 2022 WB + 1 other
Mongolia 99.18 in 2020 WB + 1 other
Republic of Korea 98.8 in 2018 WB
Maldives 97.86 in 2021 WB + 1 other
China 96.74 in 2020 WB + 1 other
Sri Lanka 92.49 in 2022 WB + 1 other
Bangladesh 76.36 in 2021 WB + 1 other
India 76.32 in 2022 WB + 1 other
Bhutan 72.1 in 2022 WB + 1 other
Nepal 71.15 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Pakistan 58 in 2019 WB + 1 other
Afghanistan 37.27 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Education Indicators
Completion Rate 44.14 % in 2019 WB
Duration 6 years in 2022 WB
Educational Attainment 7.04 % in 2022 WB
Enrollment Rate 10.86 % in 2020 WB
Intake Rate Primary Education 6 timeseries
Literacy 37.27 % in 2021 WB + 1 other
Not in Education 66.45 % in 1993 WB
Pupil–Teacher Ratio 48.79 ratio in 2018 WB
School Life Expectancy Average 1 timeseries
Starting Age 13 years in 2022 WB